Use of genetic data for conservation management: The case of the Arabian oryx

Animal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-278

  Marshall, Tristan C ^a   Sunnucks, P ^b,c   Spalton, J A ^f   Greth, A ^d,e   Pemberton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d National Wildlife Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^e WWF France   (France)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; ORYX; ORYX LEUCORYX;

EID: 0000128055     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943099000608     Document Type: Article

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